Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR August CTP
Visual Studio Team System Database Edition 一直也是筆者很喜歡的一個工具，昨天又發佈了新的 CTP 版本，有興趣的朋友可以自行下載使用，也希望大家可以透過 Microsoft Connect site 多提供一些發現的問題、希望加入的功能、任何意見：
Microsoft Connect site 使用方式如下：
1. Open https://connect.microsoft.com/visualstudio in your browser
2. Click on the Submit a Bug or Submit a Suggestion button.
3. In the Version field select “Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR”
4. Fill out the rest of the fields as appropriate
5. Click the Submit button.
在 August CTP 中所包含的新功能：
Database Project (.dbproj) Upgrades
· Data Generation Plans will now be upgraded when they are opened the first time
Schema Compare
· You may choose the SQL Command Variables to use during the Schema Compare session by clicking the “Specify SQLCMD variables” button on the button bar.
· You may set the Schema Compare Options to use during the Schema Compare session by clicking the Settings button in the button bar.
· You may now save your Schema Compare session
VSDBCMD.EXE
The vsdbcmd.exe utility can be used to do command line deployment of your database.
安裝 August CTP 的必要條件：
· Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=123760)
· Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects (https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C6C3E9EF-BA29-4A43-8D69-A2BED18FE73C&displaylang=en)
更多資訊：
建議先行閱讀 August CTP 的 Readme.mht 檔案：https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/a/e/0ae1153a-8798-474a-93e6-d19299f37c8b/Readme.mht
August CTP 安裝檔下載的位置：https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/a/e/0ae1153a-8798-474a-93e6-d19299f37c8b/setup.exe
Enjoy.